Hemanth M. Rao is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

. He rose to fame following the success of his directorial debut ''

Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu ''Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' () is a 2016 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, making his debut, and produced by Pushkara Mallikarjun under Pushkar Films. The film stars Anant Nag and Rakshit Shetty in the lead ro ...

'' (2016).

Career

Rao took to films after completing his graduation in

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and brief stint with journalism, in 2005. He worked as an assistant director with

Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including f ...

in the latter's 2008 film ''

Gulabi Talkies ''Gulabi Talkies'' is a 2008 Indian Kannada language film by acclaimed Indian director Girish Kasaravalli. It is based on a short story by the same name by Kannada writer Vaidehi. The film premiered at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and A ...

'', before working with Jacob Varghese in '' Savaari'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2010). He announced his directorial debut in 2013 with ''Love Churumuri'' -an youth centric romantic story told in IT background. However, the movie was shelved. He made his directional debut in 2016 with ''

'', that tells the story of a son who goes about searching for his missing 66-year-old father, that had

Rakshit Shetty Rakshit Shetty (born 6 June 1983) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and filmmaker of Kannada cinema. He is the recipient of two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Shetty was born in Udupi on 6 June 1983 in a Tulu-speaking Bunt family. ...

and

Anant Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...

playing the respective roles. The film was received well by audiences and critics alike. Under his banner ''Lost & Found Films'', he co-produced '' Humble Politician Nograj'' - a political satire comedy inspired by '' The Campaign''. He also won the

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and

National Film Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directora ...

in 2019 jointly with other writers for his screenplay contribution to the 2018 Hindi movie ''

Andhadhun ''Andhadhun'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language black comedy crime thriller film co-written and directed by Sriram Raghavan. It stars Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte and Anil Dhawan. The film tells the story of a blind piano player ...

''. His second directorial movie ''

Kavaludaari ''Kavaludaari'' () is a 2019 Indian Kannada-language neo-noir thriller film written and directed by Hemanth Rao, presented by Puneeth Rajkumar and produced by Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar of PRK Productions. Kavaludaari will be the first feature fil ...

'' was the maiden venture by actor

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Raj ...

under his new home banner

PRK Productions PRK Productions is an Indian film production company founded by Puneeth Rajkumar and managed by his wife, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar. History PRK Productions was founded on 20 July 2017. The production house made its feature film debut with ''K ...

. ''

'' won Best Movie in "Kannada Cinema Competition" at 12th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Hemanth M Living people Kannada film directors Kannada screenwriters Film directors from Bangalore Screenwriters from Bangalore Best Adapted Screenplay National Film Award winners 21st-century Indian film directors 1983 births